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mar·su·pi·al

marsupial

 
pronunciation:
mar su pi l
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part of speech: noun
definition: an animal in a group of mammals that includes kangaroos and opossums. Female marsupials have a pouch outside their belly where the mother carries her young after they are born. Most marsupials live in Australia.
 
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